Zigbee networks, IKEA Dirigera and Homey?

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Hi!

I want to add an Aqara humidity Zigbee device in a bathroom and connect to my Homey-pro (2019).

This will be my first Zigbee device added to my Homey and there will be some distance between the device and hub. Hence, I fear that the device might be out of reach from the hub…

I do, however, have a large (about 50-60 units) Zigbee network of IKEA devices connected to an IKEA Dirigera hub. But as far as I know I cannot add the Dirigera to the Homey hub.

I guess this means that I’ll have two different Zigbee networks?

Is there anyway that my IKEA stuff can assist the mesh network reach of the Aqara device/Homey?

Should I go for some other humidity device, that is not Zigbee?

Thanks!

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Yes

Only if you move (some of) your IKEA devices from the Dirigera hub to Homey directly.

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Thanks!

Any issues running two parallels Zigbee networks to consider?

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Usually not, WiFi and Zigbee are usually more of an issue (because WiFi uses stronger radios). There are a few threads on the forum on how to limit the amount of interference caused by WiFi.

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